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MICA’s Art Markets are public on-campus events that celebrate art, craft, design, and the entrepreneurial spirit. These events provide an opportunity for students to develop and practice professional skill-sets, and for alumni, faculty, and staff to sell their goods. These events serve as an invitation to the wider Baltimore community to experience the immense talent fostered at MICA.
Visitors can expect to shop an extraordinary selection of creative work from a curated selection of makers at each of our market events.
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Undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors as well as graduate level students in qualifying courses are eligible to apply to Art Market. Students must be enrolled in one of the following approved courses to be eligible for participation:
ENTR 250 Marketing Essentials, 3 credits
ENTR 325 MICApreneurSHOP, 3 credits
ENTR 300 Financing Innovation, 3 credits
ENTR 211.01 Art Market Essentials 1.0, 1 credit
ENTR 212 1 Art Market Essentials 2.0, 1 credit
ENTR 212 2 Art Market Essentials 2.0, 1 credit
Eligibility is determined as follows:
Domestic students: Completing any of the 3-credit courses (ENTR 250, 325, 300) as of Spring 2025 or later qualifies you to participate in Art Market and maintains your eligibility for future Art Markets without needing to enroll in an additional course.
International students: Eligibility is determined on a semester-by-semester basis and requires enrollment in a CPT-certified course during the semester of participation. While 3-credit courses allow participation in that semester, they do not provide eligibility for future Art Markets.
Graduate students in the MFA Illustration Practice program will participate as vendors at group booths by registering for the following courses required to participate:
ILP 5740.01: Entrepreneurship, 3 credits
ILP 5800.01: MFA Thesis I, 6 credits
ILP 5850.01: MFA Thesis II, 6 credits
Students enrolled in MA 5000 will also participate as a group.
By enrolling in one of these courses, international students with F1 visas can sell their wares at Art Market, utilizing Curricular Practical Training (CPT). Required coursework, an issued I-20 and a Social Security number are needed. Details of how to do these can be obtained in the Office of International Education.
Questions about the ENTRE courses can be directed to Stephen Rueff, Area Head of Creative Entrepreneurship by email to srueff@mica.edu.
Questions about the ILP courses can be directed to Whitney Sherman at wsherman@mica.edu and questions about the MA 5000 course can be directed to Rebecca Bradley at rbradley@mica.edu.
Questions about CPT can be directed to the Office of International Education by email to internationaleducation@mica.edu.
Questions about the event itself can be directed to artmarket@mica.edu.
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All MICA alumni who are eligible to earn income in the US are eligible to apply for participation in MICA’s Art Market. Please see event-specific information for more details.
Questions about the event itself can be directed to artmarket@mica.edu.
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All Faculty & Staff currently employed by MICA are eligible to apply to participate in MICA Art Market events. Please see event-specific information for more details.
Questions about the event itself can be directed to artmarket@mica.edu.
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Members of the public are warmly invited to attend and shop from MICA Art Market events! Unless otherwise noted in event-specific details, MICA’s Art Markets take place in the Brown Center Leidy Atrium located at 1301 W Mt. Royal Ave (the building shaped a little like an iceberg). MICA is proud to extend an invitation to the wider Baltimore (and beyond!) community to visit campus and partake in a day of art and shopping. You have the power to directly support artists, treat yourself or a loved one to something special, and contribute to MICA scholarships all at once. It’s a win, win, win!
Questions about the event itself can be directed to artmarket@mica.edu.
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ART MARKET 2026: DECEMBER 5 + 6, 2026 | 11AM-6PM
ART MARKET 2026: DECEMBER 5 + 6, 2026 | 11AM-6PM
At a glance:
When is Art Market 2026?
Saturday and Sunday, December 5 + 6, 2026 | 11am-6pm.
Where is Art Market?
Brown Center, MICA
1301 W Mt Royal Ave
Baltimore, MD 21217
Who can participate?
There are different eligibility criteria for each Art Market event, please see specific event sections for more details or reach out to artmarket@mica.edu with questions.
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Applications will open in late September and will close in mid-October. Stay tuned for exact dates!
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Eligible students (see requirements at the top of the page), MICA alumni, faculty and staff creating handmade goods are eligible to apply.
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Schedules will be shared with accepted vendors ahead of each event.
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Students: No table fee.
Alumni, Faculty, & Staff:
$50 for a half table (36 x 30 inches) per day.
$100 for a full table (72 x 30 inches) per day.
Applicants have the option of participating on Saturday, Sunday, or both days.
Your fee includes table space matching half or full selection (table provided); 2 chairs per 6 foot table; black table cloth (can use your own too) and inclusion in the Art Market Roster.
Vendor fees cover the cost of producing the market and, as always, contribute to MICA scholarship funds.
Please contact artmarket@mica.edu if you need information about this process.
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A full-sized table is 72 x 30 inches and the half-sized table option is 36 x 30 inches. Vendors will have approximately three feet behind their table for a chair, their body, and backstock or additional display elements. One chair will be provided per application. If you need to bring an additional stool or chair, you are welcome to, but again, it must fit within your allotted space. If you have an alternative display that doesn't require a table, that's so cool! You are welcome to use it, but it must not exceed the allotted table footprint. Above all, and this can't be emphasized enough, please be considerate of your neighbors and keep yourself and your items within your assigned space.
Requests to be placed beside a particular person/business will be honored as much as possible, but each artist/business needs to apply to participate individually. Table assignments cannot be transferred to someone outside of the original application.
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Artists are expected to staff their tables for the duration of the market's open hours. You are welcome to bring an assistant if you think you need one. They should be familiar with your offerings, process, pricing, and accepted forms of payments. Space behind tables is tight, so again, please be considerate of your neighbors and make sure you are operating within your assigned space. Only people working at the event should be behind tables.
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You should, within reason, sell the type of work you included in your application. The most important thing is that all offerings must be your original creative work without infringing on another artist's intellectual property (copyright/trademark). Work is expected to be handmade, handcrafted or designed and made to your exact specifications and/or responsibly manufactured with a transparent and ethical supply chain as described in your application. Any copyright infringement is prohibited and violators of this policy are subject to immediate removal and could be banned from future participation.
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If you were not accepted to Art market this time around, it is no judgment on the quality or value of your work! We have a very limited number of spots available and do our best to curate a market that represents a variety of goods, mediums, and a mix of emerging and established artists/businesses.
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Please send an email to artmarket@mica.edu